Lily Venson
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Lily Venson is an American journalist
.
She attended Wilbur Wright College
and Columbia College Chicago
. She began writing for Lerner Newspapers
at the Rogers Park office in 1962, and left the paper in 1973 to work as head of public relations for Cook County Hospitals. During her years at Lerner, she received numerous press awards including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize
by Columbia University and the City of New York, for a series she wrote on the fight to save land in Chicago to create Lawrence C. Warren state park. For her coverage of this landmark event she was awarded a plaque of recognition in 1972 by Gov. of Illinois Richard Ogilvie.
Among her other stories of note, she covered the immigration battle in Chicago of Walter Polovchak
. She also covered in person the last march of Martin Luther King, Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on March 21, 1965. She was a member of Illinois Women's Press Association.
Some of her articles and photos which covered many historical events in Chicago are being transferred to the Newberry Library
in Chicago for archival deposit.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
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She attended Wilbur Wright College
Wilbur Wright College
Wilbur Wright College, formerly known as Wright Junior College, is a public community college which offers multiple 2-year associate's degrees, as well as occupational training in manufacturing, medical, and business fields.-History:...
and Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...
. She began writing for Lerner Newspapers
Lerner Newspapers
Lerner Newspapers was once the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world. Founded by Leo Lerner, the chain was a force in community journalism in Chicago from 1926 to 2005....
at the Rogers Park office in 1962, and left the paper in 1973 to work as head of public relations for Cook County Hospitals. During her years at Lerner, she received numerous press awards including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
by Columbia University and the City of New York, for a series she wrote on the fight to save land in Chicago to create Lawrence C. Warren state park. For her coverage of this landmark event she was awarded a plaque of recognition in 1972 by Gov. of Illinois Richard Ogilvie.
Among her other stories of note, she covered the immigration battle in Chicago of Walter Polovchak
Walter Polovchak
Walter Polovchak is a Ukrainian-American who, as a child, became the center of the legal case Polovchak v. Meese after refusing to leave Chicago, Illinois and return to Ukraine in the Soviet Union with his parents when he was 12....
. She also covered in person the last march of Martin Luther King, Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on March 21, 1965. She was a member of Illinois Women's Press Association.
Some of her articles and photos which covered many historical events in Chicago are being transferred to the Newberry Library
Newberry Library
The Newberry Library is a privately endowed, independent research library for the humanities and social sciences in Chicago, Illinois. Although it is private, non-circulating library, the Newberry Library is free and open to the public...
in Chicago for archival deposit.